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* Copyright 2002-2012 the original author or authors.
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package org.springframework.aop;
/**
* Interface supplying the information necessary to describe an introduction.
*
* {@link IntroductionAdvisor IntroductionAdvisors} must implement this
* interface. If an {@link org.aopalliance.aop.Advice} implements this,
* it may be used as an introduction without an {@link IntroductionAdvisor}.
* In this case, the advice is self-describing, providing not only the
* necessary behavior, but describing the interfaces it introduces.
*
* @author Rod Johnson
* @since 1.1.1
*/
public interface IntroductionInfo {
/**
* Return the additional interfaces introduced by this Advisor or Advice.
* @return the introduced interfaces
*/
Class[] getInterfaces();
}